Magazine mounting for typographical machines



April 9, 1935- LE ROY w. WILLIS MAGAZINE MOUNTING FOR TYPOGRAPHI CAL MACHINES Filed June 28, 195 1 Zla's 9 INVENTOR leggy W 7% f ATTORN EY Patented Apr. 9, 1935' l PATENT-OFFICE.

" MAGAZINE MOUNTING Foa TYPO- r GRAPHICAL MACHINES Roy WeWillis, Stamford, Conn, assignor to Intertype Corporation, Brooklyn, N. a corporationof New Yorl;

Application June 28,1934, Serial No. 732,897

it 7 ":In Germany August 15, 1933 '10 Claims. (01. wa -4 6).

The present invention relates toimprovements in typographical machinesfand more especially to those of the general classdisclosed in U. S.-

Letters Patent No. 436,532, granted September 16, 189%, wherein character bearing matrices are stored ina magazine or magazines mounted in I the'machine and from Whichthe matricesgmay be delivered, under controlof ak'eyboard; and as- Y sembled intolines from which type bars or slugs are cast,'after which the matrices are returned by distributing mechanism to their proper places of storagein the magazine or'm'aga'zines': f

In machines of this class: as now generally constructed, one or a plurality of exchangeable maga zines are employed, and the-magazine's may either be'of full length, extending as a one-piece compartment from the distributor to'the assembler entrance, if they contain fonts of matrices for text composition in which alarge number or like character matrices are required or the magazines may be of the wellknownsplit construction co'm-.

prising an upper matrix conducting section and.

. I a contiguous but'separately exchangeable lower matri'x containing section'in the case ofdisplay composition in which a comparatively few like character matrices are required.

Such machines are usually provided'with onepiecebase frames, one-to support each'iull length i or split section magazine removably thereon, these frames being collectively arranged in su'per'posed' relation, and. are either tiltable rearwardly as a unit about an axis in. the machine frame located substantially centrally with respect to the length of the magazine frames to permit exchanging of the magazine 'at the rear of the machine; or these frames are swingable, each separately aboutan axis or axes; located at their upperpends, in fan like manner to permit removal of'the magazines at the front of the machine and over the assembler entrance. I Whensplit magazines are employed, it is advantageous to install them on anyone of the superposed frames so that it isfo'nly necessary to exchange the lower magazine sectionin which the matrices are stored, when a different font is required. However, if itv shouldbe desired to install a' iull length magazine on a frame in place of a split magazine, the-upper or conductor section of the split magazine must then alsobe removed. Machines of this class constructed for rear removal of themagazines have the advan tage that full length magazines as well as the j upper "sections of split magazines can be easily brought to an accessible position for removal merely by tilting the magazine supporting frames rearwardly. In machines restricted to'only' front removalof the magazines by fanning or spread ing the one-piece fram'es apart about an upper axis to-afford access to the lower section of a split magazine, the upper section-of such magazine is located so high up in the machine that it isinaccessiblef and its removalcan beaccomplijshed only ;with difliculty.

The primary object of the present invention is to providenovel and improved means for mounting the magazines in the machine whereby all of the advantages of a machine constructed for rear removal of magazines willbe retained, and at thelsame time, the magazines will be rendered removable from the front of the machine when such is desirable, it providing simplified and improved ineansto providefree access for exchanging atthe front of the machine, the lower or'rnatrix containing section of a split magazine on one or another of a plurality of supporting 'frames. More particularly, the invention pro-' vides a magazine'supporting frame of improved construction whereby, when split magazines are employed, less effort'will be 'required of the op- "er'ator in effecting magazine exchanges, either of the lower section only of a split magazine oroi both the upper and lowersections'of such a magazine for substitution of a full lengthfmage azine. g

o In carying outthe invention, the magazine supporting frame, other than the lowermost one which rests substantially centrally of itslength ona pivotaxis in the machine frame, comprises upper and lower sections of lengths corresponding substantially to the lengths of the sections of a split magazine, 1 and these frame sections are' suitably held together, preferably by a hinged,

joint whose axis lies in the same, plane with the abutting edgesfof the split magazine sectionand at'cr slightly above the plane of the top surface of the magazine, V I

The present invention also 'provides mechanism operative to simultaneously tilt the set orplurality of magazine supporting frames andvthe' magazines thereon about apivotal axis'in the machine located substantially centrally of the length of these frames and to also swing a lower magazine frame section and the lower section of a split magazine thereon, upwardly about the axis connecting such lower frame section to the upper frame section. This arrangement has theadvantage that since the weight of theentire set of magazine supporting frames and the' magazines thereon is balanced on a supporting axis located substantially centrally softheir length, the efiort required to tilt them bodily upwardly at the front is much less than if they were supported and swung about axes at their rear ends. Furthermore, since a machine embodying the present invention affords the convenience of removal of full length magazines and the upper sections of split magazines at the'rear of the machine, it' is only necessary to provide access to and clearance for removal of the lower sections of split magazines at the front of the machine. Accordingly, the load to be lifted to provide the required clearance for front removal of magazine sections'is confined to the lower split frame section and the lower magazine section thereon instead of the entire frame when made in one piece pivoted at the extreme upper end as heretofore.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in certain improvements and combinations and arrangements of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the features of novelty being pointed out particularly in the claims at the end of this specification;

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a typographical machine embodying means for mounting magazines therein in accordance with the present invention; and v fig. 2 is a view similar toFig. l but showing the magazine supporting frames and the magazines thereon in positions for exchanging the lower sections of split magazines at the front of the machine.

Similar parts are designated by the same reference characters in the different figures.

The invention is shown in the present instance as applied, for illustrative purposes, to a machine of the type familiarly known as a Mixer wherein the matrices may be assembled'from either of two magazines at will and distributed simultaneously into both magazines. It is to be under: stood however that the invention is not restricted to machines of that type but isequally applicable to any other type of matrixcomposing anddistributing machine, such for example as those having a plurality of magazine s arranged in superposed relation and shiftable as a whole to bring one or another magazine in operative relation to single assembling and distributing devices such adaptation of the invention involving merely simple mechanical changes within the scope of the invention. V

In thepresent instance .I represents a portion of the main stationary frame of a typographical machine of .the well known class as shown generally in the patent hereinbefore referred to, 2 represents the entrance to the usual assembler which assembles the matrices delivered from the magazine or magazines into lines for the casting of type bars or slugs therefrom in the usual or Well known manner, and 3 represents the distributor which returns the matrices in the usual manner to the magazine or magazines after dise integration of the matrix lines following the casting of the type bars or slugs therefrom. f

According to the present invention, 'a main magazine supporting frame 4 is'pivoted to rock or tilt into a forwardly or rearwardly inclined position by pivots 5 supported in the main frame I, these pivots being located substantially centrally of the length of the frame 4. The frame 4 is provided on its upper side with cross rails G to removably receive and support the usual full length or onepiece matrix magazine, or to removably receive and support the upper and lower sections 1 and 8 of. a splitmagazine, The main magazine supporting frame 4 also carries or supports above it a suitable number of upper and lower magazine supporting frame sections according to the number of magazines to be contained in the machine, a pair of upper and lower frame sections Sand ID being shown in the present instance. The upper frame'secti'on S is fixed to the frame 4 at a suitable height above it as by a bracket II at each side thereof, and the lower frame section III is joined to the upper frame section Spreferably by a hinge embodying short pivot pins I2. The frame sections 9 and I0 are provided with cross ribs I3 and I4 on their upper sides to removably receive and support either an ordinary full length or one piece matrix magazine vor the upper and lower sections I5 and I6 of a split magazine, as shown. The hinge pivots I2 which join the upper and lower frame sections 9 and ID are located in the plane of the abutting ends of the magazine sections I5 and I6 at a level with or slightly above the top plates of these magazine sections, the portions I1 and I8 of the upper and lower magazine frames 9 and I0 which are joined by the pivot pins I2 being extended upwardly for this purpose, as shown.

Means is provided for lifting the lower frame section III to render accessible and facilitate re. moval of the underlying magazine section, and preferably for also tilting the frame 4 on its pivots 5 to bring the lower magazine into a-position for removal at the front of the machine and over the assembler entrancev 2, the frame section I0 and frame 4 being shown in such lifted positions in Figure 2 so that the lower. magazine sections 8 and I6 .may be readily removed forwardly over the assembler entrance. Such means comprises preferably a shaft 25! which extends transversely of and is mounted rotatably in the lower portion of the frame 4, this shaft having a cam 2| fixedthereon and arranged to act on an extension 22 of the lower frame section III to swing the latter upwardly about the pivots I2 when the shaft is rotated in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1, by a handle 23 fixed on the shaft 20, the frame section III being thereby swung or lifted from the position shown in Fig. l to that shown in Fig. 2. The shaft 20 also has a cam 24 fixed thereon and arranged to bear on a surface 25 on the main stationary frame I, so that as the shaft 20 is rotated from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 2, the frame 4 will be rocked about its pivots 5 in a direction to lift its forward end and the magazine section 8 thereon into the position shown in Fig. 2. The means thus provided serves to lift the frame section I0 and the magazine section I4 thereon above or inseparated relation with the underlying magazine section 8 on the frame 4, thereby rendering the latter magazine section readily accessible for removal or replacement, and simultaneously-with or toward the completion of the upward swing of the frame section I0, the entire magazine supporting frame 4 is swung on its pivots 5 to raise the level of the bottom magazine section 8 so that it may be removed forwardly without obstruction by the assembler entrance 2. The location of the hinge pivots I2 is such that when the frame section I0 is swung upwardly, the upper magazine section I5 is not disturbed. Furthermore, by splitting the upper magazine frame into thesections 9 and I0 and hinging'these sections on an axis which lies in the plane of the abutting ends of the magazine sections I5 and IS, the load to be 2'3is much less; than would be the case if this frame were continuous" fr'o'mjtop to bottom and.

hinged to'swing on anaxi's located at its upper ems- :1 1

The above described construction enables the lower matrix containing sections of split maga zines on one or another of the superposed-frames to bereadily exchanged without obstruction over the assembler front onentrance at the front of the machinaand obviouslya full length megazine may'beplaced on one-or anotherof 'the magazine frames; in place of, the split magazine shown thereon, and such full length magazines could be removed at' the front ofthe machine. Removal of the upper-magazine sections 1 and l 5 may be readilyaccomplished by'rocling the magazine supporting frames bodily or as a unit about the' pivots 5, from their normal forwardly and downwardly inclined position as shown in Fig. 1 to a rearwardly and downwardly inclined position,

theseupper magazine sectionsbeing thus brought into position for convenient removal-at the rear of the machine, removal of the upper magazine sections being necessary for example when the split magazines are to be replaced by full length magazines. C i f i ,Whilethemagazinesare in their normal forwardlyand downwardly inclined position in the machine, as shown'in Fig; 1, their upper ends are positionedtoreceive-matrices from the distributor 3 and their'lower ends are positioned to deliver matrices to the assembler front or entrancel. The magazines or the lower matrix containing sections thereof are provided as usual with escapements 26 and 21 for controlling the delivery "of matrices therefrom,and these escapements may be actuated bythe reeds 28 and 29 forming part of the usual keyboard mechanism of the machine. When'the magazineframe 4 is rocked about its pivots'fi toraise or lower its forward end, the escapements 21 for the lower magazine or magazine section 8 will merely lift .out of operative relation with and return to operative relation with the respective controllingreeds '29 and in order to avoid interference of the reeds28 with the tilting movements of the magazine frame 4 about its pivots 5, a set of auxiliary actuating levers 30 may be pivoted on the frame section I!) to cooperate with the escapements 26 of the magazine or magazine section thereon, these auxiliary levers extending forwardly into position for engagement by the upper ends of the reeds 28 which are located beyond the forward ends of the magazines. The auxiliary escapement actuating levers 38' may be loosely pivoted on a rod 3| secured at its ends in the frame II].

I claim as my invention:- j p 1. A typographical machine having a main frame-matrix assembling means and a megazine supporting frame comprising upper and.

. lower contiguous sections constitutingmeans for supporting upper and lower magazine sections and pivoted on the main frame substantially centrally of its length to tilt rearwardly for removal of the upper matrix magazine section therefrom,

means for tilting the lower section of said frame to an extent sufficient to lift the lower magazine section thereon from operative relation with the assembling means and to support it in a position for forward removal of such magazine section thereover.

2. In a typographical machine having a main frame, matrix assembling means supported there-' on, and a main magazine supporting frame pivot'ecl to swing'verti call'yon said'mainmagazine 11 supportingframe; and means for swinging the forward end of the main magazine supporting frame and said section of the upper magazine supporting frame about their respective pivots and' foi'j supporting the same at positions for forwardremoval of magazines thereon over the matrix assembling means, and for separating the forward end of the magazine on the upper frame from that onthe main magazine supporting frame. V

3. In a typographicalmachine having a main frame, matrix assembling means supported thereon,=-and a main magazine supporting frame piv-' ot'ed on the mainframe'on ana'xis located sub-- stantially centrally 'of'the length of the main magazine supporting frame, an upper magazine supporting frame having an upper section rigidl-ysecured to the mainmagazine supporting frame and acontiguous lower section pivoted to saidupper section, and means on the main magazine supporting frame and cooperative with the upper magazine supporting'frame thereon and with the; main frame to lift the forward end of the main magazine'supporting frame to bring a magazine thereon mm position for removal over the matrix assembling means and to lift the forwardend'of the :lower section of the upper magazine supporting frame relatively to the main mag-azine supporting frame.

4. In a typographical machine having a main frame and matrix assembling means thereon,

superposed magazine supporting frames, one pivoted at :its upper end to swing vertically relatively to the other magazine supporting frame and saidmagazine supporting frames being collectively pivoted on the main frame on an axis located substantially centrally of their length to tilt rearwardly for magazine removal, and means mounted on one of the magazine supporting frames and cooperative with the other magazine supporting frame and with the main frame to relatively separate the forward ends of said magazine supporting frames vertically and to lift the forward end of the lower magazine supporting frame to bring a magazine thereon into position for removal forwardly over the matrix as sembling means. 7

'5. In a typographical machine having a main frame and matrix assembling means thereon, superposed magazine supporting frames, one

, comprising upper and lower sections respectively to carry upper and lower magazine sections thereon, saidmagazine' supporting frames being collectively pivoted in the main frame to tilt rearwardly for rearward removal of upper magazine sections therefrom, the lower section of theupper magazine supporting frame being hinged to the uppersection of said frame, and means carried by the lower supporting frame and cooperative with the lower section of the upper supporting frame to swing said lower frame section vertically into position to remove the, magazine section thereon over the assembling means and to separate the lower frame section of the upper supporting frame from the lower supporting frame.

6. In a typographical machine having a main frame and matrix assembling means thereon,

superposed magazine supporting frames pivoted on the main frame to tilt about an axis 10- cated substantially centrally of the length of said frames, split magazines each embodying upper and lower sections mounted removably on said magazine supporting frames, the upper magazine sections being removable rearwardly from their frames when the latter are tilted rearwardly, the upper magazine supporting frame embodying 'a lower section pivoted to swing upwardly about an axis located adjacent to its upper end to lift the lower magazine section thereon away from the lower-magazine, and means for lifting said lower section of the upper maazine supporting :frame and for lifting the lower end of the lower magazine supporting frame to bring the magazine sections thereon into position for removal forwardly above the matrix assembling means. i

7. A typographical machine having a main frame, matrix assembling means and a frame comprising upper and lower sections constituting means for supporting a magazine and pivoted on the main frame substantially centrally of its length to tilt rearwardly for removal of a matrix magazine therefrom, means for supporting the lower frame section for tilting movement in the main frame to an extent sufficient to lift a magazine thereon from operative relation with the assembling means, and means to support said lower section ina position for forward removal of such magazine over the assembling means.

8. In a typographical machine having a main frame, a matrix magazine comprising upper and lower sections, aframe comprising corresponding contiguously disposed upper-and lower sections hinged together for swinging one magazine section relatively to the other, and a common support on the main frame of the machine for simultaneously pivoting both of said frame sections for vertical swinging movement. a 9. In a typographical machine having a main frame, a matrix magazine comprising upper and lower contiguous sections, a sectional frame for supporting each magazine section removably thereon, one independently of the othenthe sections of said frame being hinged together, and means for supporting both sections of said sectional frame for simultaneous rearward swinging movement in themain frame of the machine. 10. In a typographical machine having a main frame, a magazine comprising an upper matrix conducting section and a lower matrix containing section, and separate frames for supporting said magazine sections in a common plane for the passage of matrices through the upper section into the lower section, said separate frames being hinged together at a point corresponding to the adjacent'ends of the upper and lower magazine sections and above the level of the top of said sections, and means pivotally supporting said separate frames in the main frame of the machine on a common-horizontal axis located below the level of said magazine sections.

LE ROY w; WILLIS. 

